Offering honest advice on development prospects since 1995.
We are a London based Planning Consultancy with significant in-house expertise in submitting planning applications, obtaining permissions and prosecuting planning appeals, as well as enforcement and other planning work. The Practice was formed in 1995 by George Vasdekys with Myra Barnes joining as a Partner in 2005. Both Partners are Members of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
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Contact
➤ LOCATION
Bassein Park Road, W12 9RW
☎ CONTACT
george@salisburyjones.com
020 8749 9001
Areas of Practice
SITE APPRAISALS
We offer honest and realistic advice on the development prospects of a specified site. A report can be produced which considers National and Local planning policy, site history, related decisions and case law where relevant, and offers advice on problem areas. A clear recommendation will be made, based on risk assessment will enable clients to decide whether to go ahead, re negotiate or abandon the potential purchase.
ENFORCEMENT WORK AND ADVICE
If you have been threatened with enforcement action it is vital that you do not ignore it. Once an enforcement notice takes effect, your options become limited. Remember that enforcement action is discretionary and, in our experience, early intervention and negotiation is generally preferable to taking the case to appeal.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Changes of Use, Certificates of Lawfulness (CLEUD and CLOPUD), Prior Approval, retrospective applications, outline planning, full planning, PiP and more. Whilst the different types of planning applications vary considerably, the process of preparing a quality planning application remains the same.
APPEALS
If you have been refused planning permission, there is a right of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.
We rarely recommend prosecuting an Appeal without first considering the Refusal Reasons and exploring the prospects of overcoming these through negotiation and submission of a revised application.
However, sometimes there is an in-principle objection and appeal is the only way forward.
PLANNING STATEMENTS
We prepare Planning Statements in support of Planning Applications where required. Planning Statements are technical in nature and specifically address how the proposal complies with the Local Authorities’ Development Plan.
A supporting planning statement provides detailed information on the site background and history, the application proposals, the planning policy context of the application and a full consideration of all planning issues, giving clients the best chance of gaining approval for their proposals.
“We have used Salisbury Jones on a number of complicated planning applications over the past 10 years. In each case we had a successful result. They demonstrated extensive planning laws knowledge and established a strong strategy which resulted in positive consents being obtained.”